what is the first moment for hand hygiene - Answers before touching a patient
what is the second moment for hand hygiene - Answers before a clean procedure
what is the third moment for hand hygiene - Answers after bodily fluid exposure risk
what is the fourth moment for hand hygiene - Answers after touching patient and their surroundings
what percent of infectious diseases are spread by hands - Answers 80
what is the first line of defence against infection - Answers intact skin
what is bereavement - Answers the entire experience of family members in anticipation, death, and
adjustment after a loss
what is compassion - Answers an emotion that allows a connection to acknowledge suffering and a
desire to ease their pain
what is compassion fatigue - Answers the distress of continuous traumatic exposure
what are complementary and alternative therapies - Answers a group of heath-care systems, practices
and products not considered part of conventional medicine
what is empathy - Answers the ability to understand someone within a trusting, respectful relationship
what is grief - Answers sorrow experienced in anticipation, during, or after a loss
how long can one experience grief - Answers takes time to heal, anywhere from months to years
what is holistic nursing - Answers a practice that aims to heal the whole person and draws on
knowledge, theories, expertise and intuition
what is palliative - Answers the activities performed to relieve suffering and symptoms during the dying
process
what is relational practice - Answers the ability to connect with people across differences
what is quality of life - Answers well-being as defined by the person living with illness
what is spirituality - Answers how a person makes meaning and organizes a sense of self
what is suffering - Answers a state of distress associated with events that threaten the integrity of a
person
what is total pain - Answers suffering as a result of physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and practical
state
, what is T.R.U.S.T. - Answers an affirmation of inclusive spiritual care
what does T.R.U.S.T. stand for - Answers traditions, reconciliation, understanding, searching, teachers
what does W.H.O.L.E. stand for - Answers wholism, history, options, logistics, environment,
when does infection occur - Answers when body tissues are invaded or damaged
what is local infection - Answers redness, pain, swelling, tenderness
what is systemic infection - Answers fever, chills, nausea, and may affect consciousness
define pathogen - Answers organisms able to produce disease or infection
list the different types of pathogens - Answers bacterium, fungus, protozoan, virus, helminth
what is normal flora - Answers the regular bacteria in the body and on the skin
normal flora is also known as - Answers resident flora
what does normal flora do - Answers defend body by inflammation and immune response
what other body defences do we have - Answers mucous membranes in the respiratory, GI and GU
tracts
what is acute illness - Answers short duration of illness
what is chronic illness - Answers few days to years of illness
what is the simplest and most important practice a nurse can do to reduce contamination and spread of
infection - Answers wash hands and use ppe
define asepsis - Answers an environment which is absent of bacteria, viruses and microorganisms
define medical asepsis - Answers the practice to reduce the number and spread of microorganisms
define surgical asepsis - Answers procedures to eliminate all microorganisms from an area
steps to prevent infection are also called ________ and _________ - Answers universal and stand
precautions
define a nosocomial infection - Answers infection obtained while in hospital care
how do you get rid of an infection - Answers housekeeping, medications, sterile procedures, and
educate people
what happens if PPE is put on in the wrong order - Answers cross contamination